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Easter events happening around Sarnia-Lambton

Cheyanne Wilcox, 7, of Petrolia, sports an Easter hat and a balloon bicycle she picked up during last year's Easter in the Park at Canatara Park in Sarnia. This year's Easter in the Park is set for March 26, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and is just one of several Easter events for children planned for Sarnia-Lambton in the coming days. (File photo/Sarnia Observer)

Easter previews are set for this weekend with a pair of local Optimist Clubs holding egg hunt's at parks in Bright's Grove and Corunna, followed on Easter weekend by events in Petrolia and Sarnia.

The Bright's Grove Optimists' annual Easter in the Park is Saturday, beginning at 11 a.m. at Wildwood Park, with the egg hunt at 11:15 a.m.

It has been a tradition for two or three decades and typically attracts a few hundred children and their parents, according to club president Mary DeSwert.

“We have them hunt for Easter eggs, and then they get a prize afterwards,” she said.

“Peter Rabbit will be there. No Easter Egg hunt is good without him.”

There are also prizes for best Easter hats, baskets and posters, in categories for children from ages four to 12.

Easter in the Park marks the start of the new season for the service club and its activities for children and families, including bike safety sessions, two-pitch, babysitting courses and Canada Day celebrations in Bright's Grove.